The proponent of the referendum, Liberal Party House Representative Viviana Morales, said she and other opponents of same-sex parenthood would be pursuing a Plan B.

The decisions of both the court and congress are opposed by public opinion and the Colombian Catholic Church that strongly reject the adoption of children by gay couples.

According to the latest Gallup Colombia poll, held in April, 68% of Colombians reject same-sex parenthood. The same poll indicated that the ongoing public and political debate has reduced public rejection that stood at 80% in October.

According to the church, same-sex parenthood is a violation of the rights of children. The church beliefs a family must constitute of a man and a women and that being raised by a same sex couple would be detrimental to the development of the child.

Morales, who was opposed by her own party, said her Plan B was to appeal the decision in the House’s plenary chamber “so the debate is broader.”